1 A Guide to the Stahler Family Papers Collection Summary Collection Title: Stahler Family Papers Call Number: MG 204 Creator: Inclusive Dates: 1860-1864, 1907-1924, 1930-1960 Bulk Dates: Civil War Letters- 1860-1864, World War I Letters- 1914-1918 Abstract: The collection includes Civil War letters associated with Oliver and John White; the W.H. Frazier Paper Company, Second Ave., Albany; the Stahler Funeral Home 1930, at different locations including Delaware and Hulburt Streets, Albany; Christopher Stahler Variety Bakery, 220 Lark Street. Quantity: (7) 15 X 10 Document Boxes and (1) 21 X 17 OV Box Administrative Information Custodial History: Donated by Claire and George A. Stahler Jr. Preferred Citation: MG 204, Albany Institute of History & Art Library, New York. Acquisition Information: Accession #: LIB 2008.63 Accession Date: August 10, 2009 Processing Information: Processed by Janine Moon; completed on February 22, 2011. Restrictions Restrictions on Access: None 2 Restrictions on Use: Permission to publish material must be obtained in writing prior to publication from the Chief Librarian & Archivist, Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210. Index Term Persons Burger, Dorothy Ann, born June 17, 1934, parents were Percy William Burger and Margaret Elizabeth Burger, graduated from the Albany Business College in 1953 Frazier, Anne Burgess 1/5/1909-9/10/1978 married George A. Stahler Sr. 2/10/1932. Frazier, Anna White, 10/24/1871-1/4/1961, married William H. Frazier on 6/29/1892. Frazier, William P., 1894- 8/17/1961, son of William H. and Anna White Frazier William enlisted for World War I on June 20, 1916 in Troop 13 of the New York National Guard Frazier, William H. (father of Anne Burgess Frazier) 2/2/1868-8/28/1946, married Anna White on June 29, 1892, owned the W.H. Frazier Paper Company, Inc., 17-19 Second Ave., Albany, for more than forty years. Resident of Albany for 77 years. Active in Masonic organization, member of the James Ten Eyck Lodge, F. & A.M. Masonic Veterans Association, Albany Sovereign Consistory, the DeWitt Clinton Council, Royal and Select Masons, and Capital City chapter, Royal Arch Mason, a charter member of the Arab Patrol of Pyprus Temple and a member of Temple Commandry, Knights Templar, and Mount Hermon Lodge of Odd Fellows. Millar, Addie C. Norridge, wife of Jas. Bell Millar, mother Willa C. Millar Minogue, Edward Augustine, 8/28/1896-12/21/1967, born to Irish immigrant parents in Troy New York, both parents died before he was a teenager to he moved in with relatives in Fair Haven Vermont, graduated from High School in 1915, married Willa Carolyn Millar in Poughkeepsie on 11/1/1919, enlisted into the army on October 15, 1918, made Sergeant on November 9, 1918, graduated from the American Institute of Banking in June 1927, started as a manager of the credit department in the National Commercial Bank on 11/1/1950, Vice President of the National Commercial Bank and Trust Company in 1960, member of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Aurania Club Minogue, Willa Carolyn Millar, 4/6/1897-9/9/1999 was born in Brooklyn, she graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1916, Willa studied Stenography after high school in 1917, married Edward Augustine Minogue on November 1, 1919, she met Edward while they worked for the War Department in Washington DC during as a quarter master 3 corps clerk World War I (7/22/1917-2/3/1921), , employed by Republic Aircraft on Long Island as a Rosie the Riveter during World War II. Willa and Ed lived in Bellerose Queens where she had 6 children, they Willa, Ed, and three of the children moved to Albany in 1951. The other three children were already married living in their own homes. Willa was a Red Cross Nurse at the Albany Veterans’ Hospital earning over 2500 volunteer hours. She celebrated her 100th birthday in 1997, she was a member of the Aurania Club and a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Stahler, Christopher 9/7/1878-6/29/1952, father of George Stahler Sr. owned the "Chris Stahler Variety Bakery on 220 Lark Street, Albany, N.Y. Stahler, Claire Minogue, daughter of Edward and Willa Minogue, graduated from Albany High School in 1955, married George A. Stahler Jr. Stahler, George Adams Jr., son of George and Anne Stahler, Graduated Albany High School in 1952, Married Claire Minogue Stahler, George Adams Sr., - married Anne Frazier on 2/10/1932, born in Albany, graduated Albany High School 1926, member of Literary Societies, Philologia and Barbarosa Society, Assistant Business Manager and Business Manager of Dee Patroons, member of Union Chapter of Delta Upsilon and Kappa Beta Phi Honorary Fraternity. Graduated the valedictorian of Renaurd School. Active in Masonry, 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason, Member of Cypress Temple A.O.N.M. Shrine, Bethlehem Shrine, OES club and James Ten Eyck Lodge Nl 831, member of W. Lacy Lodge Odd Fellows, Past Noble Grand, New York Encampment and Rebekah's, Past President and Secretary of Albany Rensselaer Funeral Directors Association, past State Director N.Y. State Funeral Directors, also member of the National Funeral Directors Association, member of Associated Funeral Directors of America and past board member of Que Aurania Club. Member of St. John's Lutheran Church, member of the Men's and Young Men's Society, member of the Alktar Guild and the Men of St John's member of the Monarch Club of Albany and member of the Albany Country Club. Awarded by the Department of Health of the State of New York a License as Undertaker & Embalmer in 1929. The Stahler Funeral Home opened April 24, 1930 at Delaware and Hurlburt. A legal agreement dated December 1948, that George A. Stahler Sr. had a signed Partnership with Frederick Dascher, Jr. Funeral Director business then named Dascher and Stahler. Traeger, Margaretta Barbara 5/31/1881-6/5/1955, mother of George Stahler's Sr. White, Anna Burgess, 1829-5/1/1902, wife of Oliver C. White White, John E. Born about 1836, enlisted in the Army 12/10/1861 in Albany as a Private in "G" Co., NY 3rd Infantry and died from battle wounds on 10/4/1864. 4 White, Oliver C., 1826-9/2/1896, grandfather to Anne Burgess Frazier, enlisted in the Army 7/8/1863 in Troy, NY as a Private in "E" Co. NY 21st Cavalry. Completed service as a Sergeant on 7/25/1865. Organizations Subjects Albany Business College Albany High School Albany Middle School Business-Bakery Business- Banking Business-Funeral Home Business-Paper Company Poughkeepsie High School Civil War Red Cross World War I Places Albany, New York Annapolis, Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Bedford Avenue Armory, Brooklyn, New York Camp Alford, Virginia Camp Arthur, Suffolk, Virginia Coeymans, New York Camp 110th, Ohio Camp Stewart, Virginia Camp Stoneman, Virginia Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, South Carolina Camp Winchester, Virginia Chaumont, France Europe (Unknown Countries due to World War I Censuring) Falls Church, Virginia Fort McAllen, Texas Fort McHenry, Maryland Fort Marshal, Maryland Fort Monroe, Virginia Folly Island, South Carolina Honolulu, Hawaii 5 Illinois Kitchawan, New York Los Angeles, California Mission, Texas Poughkeepsie, New York U.S. General Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland U.S. Marine Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Van Cortland, New York Washington D.C. Williamsburg, Virginia Document Types Letters, photographs, newspaper articles, post cards, yearbooks, ledger, legal documents, school certificates/diplomas Biography/History of The Stahler family has a long list of businessmen in the Albany area beginning with the W.H. Frazier Paper Company owned by William H. Frazier and the Chris Stahler Variety Bakery owned by Christopher Stahler. The Stahler Funeral Home opened on April 24, 1930 by George A. Stahler Sr. The family also has many military achievements. Oliver White served during the Civil War as a Sergeant 7/8/1863-7/25/1865. John White enlisted on 12/10/1861 and died from battle wounds as a Private on 10/4/1864. William Frazier enlisted during World War I on 6/12/1916. Edward Minogue enlisted on 11/9/1918 where he met his wife Willa. Scope and Contents of the Records/Papers/Collection Addie Millar’s autograph book from 1880’s, Oliver and John’s Civil War photographs and letters 1860-1864, William H. Frazier’s photographs and letters about paper company 1890-1907, William P. Frazier’s World War I photographs and letters 1914- 1924, Stahler funeral Home ledger 1930, Albany High School yearbooks 1925, 1952, and 1953 Organization of the Records/Papers/Collection The programs and the administration papers are organized chronologically by year. Related Material 2007.26-curatorial collections donated by the Stahler family including an Eagle sword, Knight’s sword, top hat, derby bowler hat, and Eda’s black burial dress 2008.12-curatorial collections donated by the Stahler family including civil war medals, a 6 pocket watch, Masonic pins, high school rings, and a wedding dress (3) large photographs hanging on in the third floor storage on library screen 91 Separated Materials Curatorial items donated were separated from the library materials. Accession number is 2007.26 Other Finding Aids None Detailed Description of the Records/Papers/Collection The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection. Series # MG 204 . Series Title Stahler Family Papers Box # Folder # Item #. Title / Description 1 1 “Oliver and Anna Burgress White”-photographs and paper materials related to Oliver and Anna 1 2 “Anna White Civil War Letters” 1/2/1 Anne White to John White March 2, 1858 Troy 1/2/2A Envelope to Mrs. Martha White 1/2/2B May 1, 1863 from Rob Degan 1/2/3 Anne White to John White December 15, 1864 1/2/4 Anne White to John White October 30, 1864 1/2/5 John McGill to Anne White February 27, ? 1/2/6 To My Dear Friend from Maggie Lang, December 8, ?, New York 1/2/7 To Annie from Maggie Land, December 11, ?, Williamsburg 1/2/8 To Annie from Maggie Lancey, November 20, ?, Williamsburg 1/2/9 To Mother from Marion White, October 5, 1864, Albany 1/2/10 To Mother from Marion White, January 10, 1865, Albany 1/2/11 To Anna from Maggie, Unknown Year, New York 1/2/12 To Anne from Maggie Lang, Unknown Year, Williamsburg 1/2/13 To My Dear Friend from Lilly Brau, December 8, 1861, Hoosick 1 3 “Oliver C.